environmental defense fund

A coalition of three major environmental groups is requesting that BP immediately set aside this money in addition to the $20 billion it has already committed because that federal escrow fund is meant to pay for only economic damages.

Three leading groups today urged the Obama administration to allocate at least that much of the proposed $20 billion BP escrow fund to restore the environment damaged by the massive oil spill. And that amount is likely just a start.

Walmart plans to expand greenhouse-gas reduction efforts to the companies that make up its huge supply chain.